"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Because Even the Innocent Are Guilty
Submitted by Sharon Secor on Thu, 2011-06-02 01:00
“Alford pleas can be useful. The factually innocent client facing overwhelming evidence of guilt (it happens) is offered a good deal but the requirement is a guilty plea. Sometimes the client wants to take that deal, which can be a wise choice, but will not lie and say he's guilty. Or cannot, for one reason or another, admit guilt but the deal is too good to pass up.” What a shame to invest so much effort in finding a way for an innocent person to accept a deal because trial is too costly and justice cannot be counted upon to prevail.
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